Cats who teach me to fly…

2 years ago, a new 5 storeys building was built at Kong Meng San. The new building is meant for meditation. The halls are conducive. Lightings are good. Excellent ambience. Due to the Covid19 measures, we were unable to visit the new building. And only lately, the halls are opened and meditation classes resumed.

I am there at least twice weekly for meditation. The first night when I saw Avalokiteshivara, I wish I could live there. I wish KMS can organise a stay-in retreat. I wish the library can be opened soon. I began to wish this and that… I think such desires aren’t so bad afterall! I even wish I can live a stone thrown away from KMS.

A meditation class was given last Monday at the Medicine Buddha Hall. The meditation was guided by Ven. Chuan Hang. Ven. Chuan Hang was sincere and serious in teaching the dharma. I can see the effort he put in. There were walking and sitting meditation and dharma teachings. This is exactly what I want. Sadly, last Monday was the last class and I have requested him to continue teaching and I even write to the management. However, it looks like that won’t be any class taught by him soon as we were given a 3 months “assignment” to do:).

I attended a meditation class last night and the next one would be on Friday. I am looking forward for the full day retreat which is on 2 October. It will be conducted in mandarin. Anyway, the retreat is all about 正念(right mindfulness).

KMS benefited many of us and I have started to repay them by making donations regularly.

Two beautiful boys have gone to good homes two days ago.

As usual, both were being abandoned. Lollipop, skiny, filthy, hungry and not sterilised.

Popcorn, hanging on the latch at 10th floor. Rescued by SPCA and released on the ground. A few days later, he went up to 10th floor and hang himself on the latch in the open air again. A careless move and he will be gone.

Rescued by a kind resident. We took over the case and rehome him.

Lollipop eats everybody’s leftover.

Popcorn didn’t like looking at your eyes when carried.

Thanks Channel, the resident who rescued Popcorn and Melanie for taking care and rehome them. I merely told them what to do, all the hardwork goes to them:)!

Looks like I am really retiring.

“To me, cruelty is the worst of human sins. Once we accept that a living creature has feelings and suffers pain, then by knowingly and deliberately inflicting suffering on that creature, we are guilty, whether it be human or animal.”

“Chimpanzees suffer in captivity, as they are exploited in entertainment, dressed up as pets, dragged around as photographers’ props, and imprisoned, in the name of science, in tiny, barren steel cages. I am haunted by dull, blank eyes staring out onto a world that offers them no hope. The least I can do is speak out for them. They cannot speak for themselves.”

~ Jane Goodall

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There is absolutely no denying!